Tomorrow will be the last day of June and the MLB draft is just weeks away. Time flies when you are fantasy baseball prospect hunting and gathering information on dynasty assets.

Let’s see who has caught RoboScout’s optical sensors this week.

We talked about Marlins shortstop Luis Arana having a minuscule strikeout rate last week which, combined with his two home runs, have him leading the DSL rankings. Well, Reds outfielder Pablo Nunez has an even lower strikeout rate, boasting a 1.3% rate while walking over 27% of the time. The “bad news” is that the lefthanded Nunez is 18 years old and repeating the DSL. Still, he had an 87% contact rate last year, showing elite bat-to-ball skills and is capable of playing an adequate center field. He’s one to watch as he comes stateside.

Nationals shortstop Marconi German has shown a nice blend of power and speed so far with three home runs and 12 stolen bases over 79 plate appearances. The switch-hitting 17-year-old has a chance to stick at shortstop, which gives him a high floor to complement the fantasy-friendly power and speed blend he’s showing thus far.

Mets shortstop Yorber Semprun owns the second-highest wRC+ among 17-year-olds with a minimum of 40 plate appearances. Signed out of Venezuela, Semprun has a sweet stroke from the left side–although he has not yet hit a home run–and has more walks than strikeouts, eight stolen bases and a .229 ISO. RoboScout will be keeping an eye on him.

Mets shortstop Elian Pena blasted three home runs in one game this week, finally showing some of the talent that had him one of the highest-regarded international prospects of the class. Despite that offensive explosion, the 17-year-old still “only” has a 105 wRC+ on the year but has more walks than strikeouts. Remain patient with him, he is one of the most well-rounded hitting prospects currently on the island.

Marlins shortstop Anthony Abreu signed for a hair over $500,000 as a 6-foot-1, 180-pound shortstop, but showed up to camp stronger and an inch taller. It’s showing up on the scoreboard too, as the 17-year-old has four home runs already to go along with three stolen bases over 71 plate appearances. The big blemish on his scorecard is the 32% strikeout rate, which is scary for a DSL prospect. Still, the power seems to be undeniable. Keep an eye on him and if he makes a material improvement to his contact rate, act quickly.

Complex League Hitting

The top hitting performances for the Complex Leagues per RoboScout are:

Rank Name Team Age WRC+ HR SB Robo RoboCAST
1 Rainiel Rodriguez STL 18 235 7 1 100 100
2 Juneiker Caceres CLE 17 161 3 5 95 94
3 Edward Florentino PIT 18 191 6 6 90 88
4 Jose Anderson MIL 18 201 3 3 80 77
5 Roldy Brito COL 18 168 3 14 79 75
6 Jhonny Level SFG 18 123 7 11 79 75
7 Stiven Martinez BAL 17 138 3 2 78 74
8 Dauri Fernandez CLE 18 136 3 10 75 71
9 Robert Arias CLE 18 128 2 19 75 71
10 Yandel Ricardo KCR 18 152 2 17 75 71

After bouncing in and out of the Complex League hitter rankings, Orioles outfielder Stiven Martinez finds himself jumping into the Top 10 after a week in which he hit two home runs. On the season, the 17-year-old has a 138 wRC+ over 117 plate appearances, the second-highest mark for someone his age behind only Guardians outfielder Juneiker Caceres.

Last year, RoboScout loved Martinez’s 103.5 mph 90th percentile exit velocity and 24% barrel rate–both metrics being plus for the level, despite also being in his age-16 season–and was only mildly concerned with his 67% contact rate, which felt like a better indicator of his bat-to-ball skills than his 30% strikeout rate. Well, this year Martinez has lowered the strikeout rate to 24%, a completely acceptable level. He’s an interesting upside play.

Dodgers third baseman Chase Harlan is just outside the Top 100 with a 127 wRC+ with five home runs over 122 plate appearances. It’s his performance in June that has really catapulted him skyward though, as the 18-year-old has knocked all five of his bombs this month, after having a dinger drought for the first 74 plate appearances of his professional career. RoboScout sees 25-30 home runs in Harlan’s major league future.

Athletics two-way player Shotaro Morii has had a solid June as well with a 194 wRC+ over 53 plate appearances, the highest wRC+ for a teenager with at least 50 plate appearances in the month. Keep an eye on Morii as we get deeper into the summer.

Complex Pitching

The top pitcher performances in the Complex Leagues per RoboScout are:

Rank Name Team Age ip k% BB% WHIP ERA GB% ROBO
1 Johnny King TOR 18 24 41.8% 7.1% 1.00 1.13 59.1% 100
2 Travis Sykora WSN 21 5 82.4% 5.9% 0.40 1.80 100.0% 89
3 Reinold Navarro PIT 18 21.1 41.9% 18.6% 1.03 1.69 50.0% 88
4 Argenis Cayama SFG 18 36.1 32.0% 8.8% 1.05 1.73 61.0% 88
5 Stharlin Torres CIN 19 35 32.8% 3.9% 0.74 1.54 33.3% 86
6 Jostin Florentino CHC 20 21.2 37.4% 5.5% 1.15 3.74 40.8% 84
7 Nate Payne MIA 19 31 36.7% 11.7% 1.00 2.03 26.9% 84
8 Jose Bello SFG 20 20 40.8% 6.6% 0.80 1.80 57.5% 84
9 Daviel Hurtado NYM 20 19 36.2% 7.2% 0.68 0.47 65.2% 84
10 Eddy Felix DET 21 32.1 33.1% 4.7% 1.21 2.51 50.6% 83

Marlins lefthander Nate Payne enters the Top 10 after an eight strikeout, zero walk, one hit performance over five innings. On the season, the 19-year-old 2024 18th-rounder has a reasonably high 12% walk rate, though that is more than compensated by his 37% strikeout rate–and in June, Payne has been specifically hot with a sub-1.00 WHIP and sub-1.00 ERA.

Congratulations to Blue Jays lefthander Johnny King, who got the call to Low-A Dunedin and debuted there this weekend.

Low-A Hitting

The top hitting performances for Low-A per RoboScout are:

RANK Name Team AGE wRC+ HR SB ROBO ROBOCast
1 Eduardo Quintero LAD 19 170 12 33 100 100
2 Luis Pena MIL 18 145 6 32 96 98
3 Theo Gillen TBR 19 162 5 26 87 83
4 Jesus Made MIL 18 133 4 33 87 86
5 Konnor Griffin PIT 19 158 9 26 82 81
6 Rainiel Rodriguez STL 18 86 1 0 80 71
7 Eduardo Tait PHI 18 115 10 0 79 77
8 Alfredo Duno CIN 19 150 7 4 78 76
9 Edward Florentino PIT 18 81 0 1 76 67
10 A.J. Ewing NYM 20 203 1 14 75 82
11 Slade Caldwell ARI 19 161 3 13 75 76
12 Andrew Salas MIA 17 91 0 19 74 70
13 Caleb Bonemer CHW 19 132 5 20 73 75
14 Nate George BAL 19 182 1 9 71 62
15 Deniel Ortiz STL 20 143 6 20 71 69
16 Sam Shaw TOR 20 149 7 6 71 75
17 Braylon Payne MIL 18 102 4 19 70 63
18 Eric Bitonti MIL 19 119 11 9 70 65
19 Filippo Di Turi MIL 19 123 9 5 70 61
20 Bryce Rainer DET 19 136 5 9 70 71

After a slow start in full-season ball, Cardinals catcher Rainiel Rodriguez is starting to pick it back up by doubling his wRC+ this past week, now sitting at 86 on the 2025 season for Low-A Palm Beach. As an 18-year-old in the FSL in 2025, he has a 90th percentile exit velocity of 103.4 mph, besting his 103.1 mph mark he had in the DSL in 2024. He continues to be one of the bigger breakouts of 2025.

A couple weeks ago, we mentioned that Cardinals third baseman Deniel Ortiz was having a nice season and now the 16th-round pick in 2024 once again finds himself in the Top 20 for Low-A with six home runs and 20 stolen bases with a 143 wRC+. With a 90th percentile exit velocity of 105 mph and a 110 mph max exit velocity, it’s clear that the 20-year-old has power in his righthanded bat. He will need to work on lowering his 29% strikeout rate (and 68% contact rate) on the season. Notably, in June, over 102 plate appearances, his strikeout rate has been a solid 21% strikeout rate with a 70% contact rate, and 78% in-zone contact rate, both rates firmly league average.

Just ahead of Ortiz in the Low-A hitter rankings is Orioles outfielder Nate George who, in the first 66 plate appearances of his full-season ball career, has put up a 182 wRC+ with a home run and nine stolen bases. With a power/speed blend, athleticism that so far has led to an adequate center field (though he will likely end up in a corner), George has a high fantasy ceiling and is in the top 75 to 125 range of fantasy prospects per RoboScout.

Low-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Low-A per RoboScout are:

Rank name team age IP K% BB% WHIP ERA GB% ROBO
1 Sean Linan LAD 20 29.2 44.2% 8.8% 0.84 1.21 41.5% 100
2 Trey Yesavage TOR 21 33.1 43.3% 6.3% 0.81 2.43 48.3% 97
3 Wei-En Lin OAK 19 50 34.0% 3.0% 1.10 3.96 29.2% 96
4 David Shields KCR 18 29.2 28.3% 5.8% 1.01 2.43 45.9% 91
5 Kash Mayfield SDP 20 29 38.3% 10.0% 1.07 3.72 41.7% 89
6 Christian Oppor CHW 20 22.1 39.5% 8.1% 0.85 2.42 21.4% 89
7 Cam Caminiti ATL 18 15.1 34.9% 11.1% 1.24 2.93 51.5% 88
8 Jogly Garcia CLE 21 30.2 42.9% 11.1% 1.04 2.05 46.3% 88
9 Caden Scarborough TEX 20 40.2 33.1% 7.7% 1.18 4.65 38.7% 86
10 Ethan Dorchies MIL 18 9.2 37.5% 10.0% 0.93 2.79 47.4% 85
11 Boston Bateman SDP 19 56 27.2% 8.2% 1.23 3.54 53.4% 85
12 Lucas Elissalt DET 20 45.1 30.4% 7.2% 1.15 2.98 40.2% 84
13 Travis Sykora WSN 21 6 42.9% 9.5% 0.50 0.00 33.3% 84
14 Griffin Herring NYY 22 44.2 33.3% 9.2% 0.90 1.21 51.0% 84
15 Jose Urbina TBR 19 60 28.6% 8.7% 1.02 2.10 35.0% 83
16 Braylon Doughty CLE 19 53.2 26.3% 8.9% 1.47 4.53 52.0% 83
17 Ryan Sloan SEA 19 45.2 25.9% 5.3% 1.29 4.14 48.4% 82
18 Christian Zazueta LAD 20 60.2 28.3% 5.7% 1.02 2.37 35.5% 82
19 Rayven Antonio ATL 19 54.1 26.3% 8.5% 1.05 2.82 55.9% 82
20 Wellington Aracena NYM 20 52.2 31.3% 13.8% 1.16 2.56 52.2% 82

Three teenagers have had excellent Junes and have basically entered the Top 10 in the Low-A rankings.

The hottest pitcher in June is Braves lefthander Cam Caminiti, who rises 12 spots from the back of the Top 20 to seventh. The 18-year-old struck out eight with no walks over four innings yesterday.

Brewer righthander Ethan Dorchies impressively debuts in the Top 10 on the Low-A rankings with a 37.5% strikeout rate in the 9.2 innings he’s hurled over three starts since being promoted from the Complex. The Brewers are rightfully slow-playing him. Despite being in the nascent of his professional career, Dorchies projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter.

The final teenage name of the trio is Padres lefthander Boston Bateman who was at 16th last week and is now knocking on the door of the top 10 after a nine-strikeout performance over six innings on Thursday. The 6-foot-7-inch behemoth has a mid 90s fastball, two distinct breaking pitches and a developing changeup. Surprisingly, his pitch mix doesn’t generate all that many whiffs nor does it come in as wild as you might suspect from someone of his figure, as the 19-year-old has managed to keep his walk rate lower than 6% in June over four starts. RoboScout sees a back-of-the rotation starter with a similar peak projection to Dorchies.

Mets righthander Wellington Aracena has been hovering around the back end of the rankings for Low-A all season and appears at the back of the list at No. 20. His rise has been on account of his scorching June in which the 20-year-old has averaged just under five innings per appearance for St. Lucie and struck out 33% of the batters he’s faced while also compelling the ball, if hit, into the ground at a 63% clip. His walk rate for the season is at a hair under 14% which does provide relief risk and considering that he is predominantly a two-pitch pitcher–high-90s four-seam fastball from above-average extension and a mid-to-high-80s slider that elicits a ton of whiffs–the bullpen might be a better fit for him.

High-A Hitting

The top hitter performances for High-A per RoboScout are:

RANK Name Team Age wRC+ HR SB ROBO RoboCast
1 Josue Briceno DET 20 169 14 1 100 100
2 Leo De Vries SDP 18 109 5 6 87 91
3 Kevin McGonigle DET 20 206 7 1 87 82
4 Josue De Paula LAD 20 143 10 24 82 84
5 Lazaro Montes SEA 20 146 18 3 80 77
6 Konnor Griffin PIT 19 192 3 11 80 79
7 Arjun Nimmala TOR 19 110 11 5 79 77
8 Michael Arroyo SEA 20 150 15 3 78 80
9 Max Clark DET 20 145 6 12 78 83
10 Esmerlyn Valdez PIT 21 168 19 2 75 75
11 George Lombard Jr. NYY 20 189 1 11 75 78
12 Zyhir Hope LAD 20 143 7 11 74 75
13 A.J. Ewing NYM 20 145 1 36 73 79
14 Jefferson Rojas CHC 20 132 6 13 73 74
15 Colt Emerson SEA 19 113 7 5 72 72
16 Slade Caldwell ARI 19 95 0 6 70 71
17 Jacob Reimer NYM 21 160 8 11 70 76
18 Demetrio Crisantes ARI 20 109 4 6 70 75
19 Rosman Verdugo SDP 20 121 10 3 69 67
20 Will Bush HOU 21 149 11 6 69 65

Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle has climbed into the Top 3 in the High-A rankings, up from eighth last week, after hitting three home runs and maintaining a wRC+ over 200 on the season. As you might suspect, his 206 wRC+ is the highest in the league for hitters who have at least 25 plate appearances, and impressively the 20-year-old has sustained that lofty mark for 140 plate appearances.

Pirate top prospect Konnor Griffin continued his ascent up the High-A leaderboards as he is now sitting in sixth, up from 12th last week, after knocking another dinger and stealing four bases. RoboScout sees a 25/25 power/speed profile with a 115 wRC+ at peak. That’s a top fantasy prospect.

It is worth noting that the hitter with the most home runs-plus-steals in June, with seven home runs and 13 bags is Cubs outfielder Carter Trice. At two months shy of his 23rd birthday, he’s not young for High-A South Bend, but he’s showing great swing decisions and is one of the rare types of three-true outcome hitters who can also steal bases, showing 20/20 potential. Interestingly, Trice has played most of his games in center field where his athleticism has been on display. Although not the most scientific methodology (and there are many assumptions that are being ignored), in 2022, all-world defender Pete Crow-Armstrong made 130 putouts in center field over 504 innings (one putout every 3.9 innings) with three assists and two errors in for South Bend. This year in center field, Trice has made 88 putouts in 315 innings (one putout every 3.6 innings) with one assist and one error–showing that he has been more than a capable defender. Trice looks like he can be a fourth outfielder in the majors.

High-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in High-A per RoboScout are:

Rank name team age IP K% BB% WHIP ERA GB% Robo
1 Travis Sykora WSN 21 29.2 44.3% 7.5% 0.67 1.21 42.9% 100
2 Trey Yesavage TOR 21 17.1 47.8% 15.9% 0.92 1.56 52.0% 99
3 Gage Jump OAK 22 31 37.2% 4.1% 0.84 2.32 33.8% 91
4 Gage Stanifer TOR 21 25.2 45.0% 13.8% 1.29 3.86 44.2% 90
5 Carlos Lagrange NYY 22 41.2 38.1% 7.1% 1.03 4.10 36.4% 89
6 Sean Linan LAD 20 22.1 26.8% 9.3% 1.21 3.63 44.1% 89
7 Eduardo Rivera BOS 22 44.2 39.5% 9.3% 0.83 1.61 59.0% 88
8 Juaron Watts-Brown TOR 23 37.1 39.7% 7.7% 1.18 3.62 42.9% 87
9 David Davalillo TEX 22 51 34.0% 5.5% 0.82 2.12 54.5% 87
10 Payton Tolle BOS 22 49.2 38.3% 6.8% 1.17 3.62 33.9% 87
11 Thomas White MIA 20 35 36.6% 11.7% 1.11 2.83 47.2% 86
12 Michael Forret BAL 21 37.2 35.2% 7.0% 0.74 1.43 34.6% 86
13 Trey Gibson BAL 23 38.2 40.4% 8.4% 1.19 5.12 45.7% 85
14 Bishop Letson MIL 20 27 30.0% 7.0% 0.85 1.33 54.1% 83
15 T.J. Nichols TBR 23 69.1 30.9% 5.3% 1.10 4.02 42.5% 82
16 Daniel Eagen ARI 22 57.2 34.6% 10.8% 1.25 2.97 39.5% 82
17 Ryan Gallagher CHC 22 59.1 31.0% 6.2% 1.11 3.34 32.2% 82
18 Antwone Kelly PIT 21 59.1 30.4% 7.4% 0.98 3.03 38.1% 81
19 Tyson Hardin MIL 23 57.2 26.7% 3.9% 1.14 2.34 48.4% 81
20 Anderson Brito HOU 20 49.1 31.1% 13.4% 1.30 3.28 46.4% 80

We mentioned Blue Jays righthander Gage Stanifer in last week’s article (and on our most recent fantasy podcast), highlighting how many strikeouts the 21-year-old has rung up this season. And once again, he made us look smart by punching out nine more batters over five innings this week. To reiterate what we said on the podcast, amongst pitchers 21-years-old or younger in High-A who have thrown at least 20 innings, the highest strikeout rates since 2006 belong to 20-year-old Kyle Harrison (2022) at 50%, 20-year old Hayden Juenger (2021) and 21-year-old Grayson Rodriguez (2021) at 46%, 20-year-old Daniel Espino (2021) and Stanifer at 45%. Nationals righthander Travis Sykora has punched out 44% this year. Huge arrow up for the Jays minor league pitching corps this year.

Although he didn’t pitch last week, another hurler with a strikeout rate in June above 40% is Astros righthander Anderson Brito who has sent packing 41% of his batters he’s faced this month. RoboScout highlighted the 20-year-old a number of times last year as having big breakout potential with his huge stuff but Brito has had a fairly subdued 2025 season, most notably held back by his 13.4% walk rate and an unexpectedly lowish 31% K rate considering the filthiness of his stuff. RoboScout still sees a back of the rotation starter with his last thirty days hinting at being able to stick in the middle of a rotation.

Double-A Hitting

The top hitter performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:

Rank name team age wRC+ HR SB ROBO Robocast
1 Jett Williams NYM 21 164 6 24 100 100
2 Luke Adams MIL 21 171 11 10 98 96
3 Sebastian Walcott TEX 19 111 8 18 94 89
4 Brock Wilken MIL 23 175 18 2 90 90
5 Leonardo Bernal STL 21 136 11 7 90 86
6 Bryce Eldridge SFG 20 149 7 0 90 87
7 Hector Rodriguez CIN 21 152 10 6 89 88
8 Ryan Clifford NYM 21 142 13 3 88 87
9 Sal Stewart CIN 21 154 8 13 85 86
10 Nelson Rada LAA 19 128 1 28 84 75
11 Blaze Jordan BOS 22 168 6 3 83 80
12 Lazaro Montes SEA 20 211 3 0 83 77
13 Spencer Jones NYY 24 186 16 10 82 78
14 JJ Wetherholt STL 22 150 5 12 81 87
15 Michael Arroyo SEA 20 201 1 0 81 79
16 Jac Caglianone KCR 22 159 9 2 80 77
17 Cooper Pratt MIL 20 111 5 18 79 75
18 Xavier Isaac TBR 21 145 9 1 79 82
19 Max Anderson DET 23 183 11 2 79 77
20 George Lombard Jr. NYY 20 108 2 14 78 78

After being promoted to Double-A Arkansas, Mariners outfielder Lazaro Montes smashed three home runs in his first five games and is immediately in the Top 12 for the level. RoboScout sees a .265/.350 batting average and OBP with 25 to 30 home runs.

His org and teammate Michael Arroyo also debuts in the Top 20 with one home run of his own in his first 26 plate appearances in Double-A Arkansas. Last year’s number two RoboScout fantasy prospect has a similar peak projection to Montes and is a top 25 fantasy prospect again.

Angels outfielder Nelson Rada hit a home run! That single-handedly pulled him into the Top 10 for Double-A. Mostly on account of the fact that he is one of the youngest hitters in the league, and still a teenager–while putting up a better wRC+ than fellow 19-year-old Sebastian Walcott–RoboScout sees a better-than-average major league bat who should hit 10 to 12 home runs and steal 25 to 30 bases, all while playing solid center field.

Just off the Top 20 but who had a huge June that Geoff wrote about here is Cubs infielder Pedro Ramirez. This month, he has hit five home runs and stolen six bases with a 167 wRC+, moving his overall season mark at Double-A Tennessee to a solid 133 wRC+ with six home runs and 19 stolen bases. His season performance projects to a major league peak of .265/.335 with 15 home runs and 15 to 20 stolen bases. That’s a solid fantasy performer at either second or third base, wherever Ramirez ultimately ends up.

Double-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:

rk name team age IP K% BB% WHIP ERA GB% ROBO
1 Chase Burns CIN 22 42 36.4% 2.6% 0.71 1.29 42.9% 100
2 Jonah Tong NYM 22 73 40.5% 11.6% 0.92 1.73 56.9% 95
3 Payton Tolle BOS 22 5 50.0% 11.1% 0.60 1.80 50.0% 91
4 Yordanny Monegro BOS 22 33.2 35.8% 5.8% 1.19 2.67 57.0% 89
5 Eduardo Rivera BOS 22 4.1 28.6% 23.8% 1.85 4.15 60.0% 87
6 Coleman Crow MIL 24 43 31.1% 4.8% 0.91 2.51 50.5% 86
7 Mitch Bratt TEX 21 68 30.1% 4.0% 1.12 2.65 36.2% 86
8 Trey Gibson BAL 23 19.1 29.8% 13.1% 1.29 2.79 50.0% 85
9 David Davalillo TEX 22 4.2 15.0% 10.0% 1.29 3.86 33.3% 85
10 Connelly Early BOS 23 49.2 35.4% 10.0% 1.17 2.17 51.0% 83
11 Jack Anderson BOS 25 41.1 35.0% 4.3% 1.02 2.61 46.4% 83
12 McCade Brown COL 24 23.1 37.9% 5.7% 0.81 2.31 35.4% 83
13 Hunter Barco PIT 24 25.2 36.2% 7.4% 0.70 0.00 49.0% 83
14 Trey Yesavage TOR 21 11.2 34.0% 17.0% 1.11 3.86 21.7% 82
15 Braxton Bragg BAL 24 42.2 33.7% 6.9% 1.12 2.32 48.5% 82
16 Tekoah Roby STL 23 47 31.1% 6.0% 0.96 2.49 42.9% 80
17 Jack Wenninger NYM 23 71.1 29.9% 6.3% 1.07 2.90 46.0% 80
18 Tyson Hardin MIL 23 12 24.4% 2.2% 0.92 2.25 41.9% 80
19 Zach Thornton NYM 23 52 27.0% 4.6% 0.87 2.60 40.3% 80
20 Robby Snelling MIA 21 67.1 27.4% 7.5% 1.22 3.74 51.7% 79

After mentioning him in the High-A section last week, Red Sox lefthander Eduardo Rivera–along with his teammate Payton Tolle–both got the call to Double-A Portland. Rivera’s debut wasn’t too compelling as he walked five over 4.1 innings, though he did punch out six. Still, on the season’s body of work, RoboScout sees a peak projection of a 1.20 WHIP and 3.60 ERA, essentially a midrotation starter, especially considering he elicits such a high groundball rate too. Tolle, a current Top 100 prospect, had a far more dominant debut, striking out nine batters in five innings and touching 97 mph. The two Red Sox hurlers both find themselves in the Top 5 in Double-A.

Mets righthander Jonah Tong continues to carve in Double-A, arguably getting better as the season has progressed, lowering his walk rate and increasing his groundball rate while maintaining a higher-than-40% strikeout rate all season, with a 40.2% rate in June.

The only starter who has exceeded Tong’s strikeout rate in June belongs to Cardinals righthander Hancel Rincon who has added a few ticks to his velocity this year on his four-seam fastball now sitting mid 90s and his slider which is now mid-to-high 80s. Although the shapes of the pitch mix– he also throws a changeup–are not fantastic, the 23-year-old has averaged five innings per start in June and has a ground ball rate north of 55%. Keep an eye on Rincon to see if he can sustain his step forward as we head deeper into the summer.

Regretfully, it should be mentioned that Athletics lefthander Gage Jump has fallen out of the Top 20–essentially tied with Robby Snelling at the back of the list–with a mediocre performance this month. The most notable issue has been his control, as he’s put up a 13.5% walk rate this month while only striking out 22% on the other side of the ledger. Despite the slide, on the season Jump has been a breakout and RoboScout still sees a back-of-the-rotation starter.

Triple-A Hitting

The top hitter performances for Triple-A per RoboScout are:

Rank Name team Age wRC+ HR SB ROBO Robocast
1 Samuel Basallo BAL 20 152 15 0 100 100
2 Roman Anthony BOS 21 146 10 3 79 84
3 Jordan Lawlar ARI 22 135 10 18 76 81
4 Brooks Baldwin CHW 24 191 11 4 75 74
5 Bryce Eldridge SFG 20 74 3 0 72 74
6 Matt Shaw CHC 23 149 6 5 71 75
7 Moises Ballesteros CHC 21 128 8 3 71 76
8 Nacho Alvarez Jr. ATL 22 213 1 0 70 70
9 Shay Whitcomb HOU 26 136 19 6 70 71
10 Cole Young SEA 21 120 5 4 70 74
11 Ryan Ritter COL 24 144 16 3 69 68
12 Brice Matthews HOU 23 135 10 22 69 65
13 Dylan Beavers BAL 23 137 8 17 68 73
14 Otto Kemp PHI 25 163 14 11 68 67
15 Harry Ford SEA 22 129 8 3 67 70
16 Jac Caglianone KCR 22 165 6 0 66 68
17 Ryan Ward LAD 27 139 20 11 66 71
18 Justin Crawford PHI 21 130 2 26 64 67
19 Chase DeLauter CLE 23 155 4 0 64 64
20 Luis Campusano SDP 26 147 13 2 64 73

After missing most of the season with a wrist injury, Braves infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr. returned on June 16 and in his first 45 plate appearances, performed well enough at the level to debut in the Top 10. The bad news is that he promptly suffered an oblique strain and is back on the injured list. The 22-year-old is tailor-made for RoboScout: young for the level, preternatural bat-to-ball skills, and solid swing decisions. He may not hit more than 15 home runs at peak but with his ability to get on base and generally play all over the infielder, he is a potentially valuable corner or middle infielder on a dynasty team.

After never having a 90th percentile exit velocity above 102 mph in any of the past three seasons, Cardinals outfielder Nathan Church has a 103.8 mph exit velocity in Triple-A in 2025. On the season, the 24-year-old has an 88% contact rate and a 92% in-zone rate showing excellent bat-to-ball skills. In June, Church has been especially hot with a 188 wRC+ and four of his season’s ten home runs being blasted in the month. Likely not a long-term dynasty asset, but Church, along with Rangers outfielder Cody Freeman who himself has six home runs and six stolen bases this month and the same 88% and 92% overall and in-zone contact rate as Church – are both potentially on the verge of making their major league debuts where their excellent bat-to-ball skills may be useful in 2025 off the bench for their respective major league teams.

Triple-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Triple-A per RoboScout are:

Rk name team age IP K% BB% WHIP ERA GB% ROBO
1 Chase Burns CIN 22 12.1 30.4% 8.7% 0.89 2.19 37.0% 100
2 Emmet Sheehan LAD 25 15.1 49.2% 1.7% 0.72 2.93 37.0% 97
3 Jack Perkins OAK 25 44 38.4% 11.3% 1.02 2.86 40.5% 92
4 Michael McGreevy STL 24 61 26.2% 4.9% 1.20 2.51 54.5% 90
5 Logan Henderson MIL 23 53.2 30.4% 8.9% 1.12 2.52 33.9% 88
6 Cam Schlittler NYY 24 21.1 40.2% 9.8% 0.98 1.69 42.5% 88
7 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 23 63.1 31.6% 12.3% 1.09 2.13 40.9% 88
8 Joe Boyle TBR 25 68 32.5% 10.3% 0.99 1.85 51.3% 88
9 David Festa MIN 25 28.2 30.6% 3.6% 0.98 2.83 45.1% 87
10 Ian Seymour TBR 26 80.1 29.7% 6.0% 1.13 2.69 34.8% 86
11 Cristian Mena ARI 22 44.2 27.1% 8.3% 1.39 4.84 45.0% 85
12 Jacob Lopez OAK 27 27 36.5% 7.7% 0.89 2.33 40.0% 85
13 Mick Abel PHI 23 57 28.0% 10.9% 1.23 2.21 49.0% 83
14 Allan Winans NYY 29 50 29.4% 6.5% 1.04 0.90 45.2% 82
15 J.T. Ginn OAK 26 21.1 35.7% 10.7% 1.13 2.11 55.8% 80
16 Noah Cameron KCR 25 32.2 28.6% 9.8% 1.13 3.31 51.9% 80
17 Zebby Matthews MIN 25 32.2 28.1% 6.7% 1.19 1.93 46.5% 80
18 Brandon Young BAL 26 27.1 26.0% 3.8% 0.84 2.63 46.5% 80
19 Brandon Walter HOU 28 47.2 27.5% 3.9% 0.76 2.08 60.5% 80
20 Blade Tidwell NYM 24 62.1 27.7% 9.5% 1.27 4.76 40.0% 80

There were a couple huge performances in Triple-A last week, headlined by Dodgers righthander Emmet Sheehan who just returned from injury and hurled a 13 strikeout, no-hit gem over six innings. On the “season” in Triple-A Oklahoma City, the 25-year-old has a silly 49% strikeout rate and even sillier 1.7% walk rate over 15.1 innings. Expect him to be back with the Dodgers shortly. Seeing as he seems to have recovered, his dynasty value is shooting back up.

Another hot pitcher in June–and who is on the precipice of debuting in the Bronx–is Yankees righthander Cam Schlittler who has a 40.2% strikeout rate in his 21.1 innings of work in Triple-A Scranton and vaults into the Top 10. The 6-foot-6-inch 24-year-old just debuted as a Top 100 Prospect and you can read more about him here.

A notable June pitching performance belongs to Marlins righthander Adam Mazur who has a 33% strikeout rate and 6% walk rate in 21.2 innings in June. With Ryan Weathers and Max Meyer on the shelf, and Sandy Alcantara likely to be shipped out, expect Mazur to make a significant innings contribution to the Marlins major league rotation.

Happy bidding!



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